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Where is Sirhind Rural?

Sirhind Rural is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and is served by the Sirhind gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032654, and it covers 501 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 121 people in Sirhind Rural: 70 men and 51 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 501 hectares, the population density works out to about 24 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 729 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 14 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.24 per cent and women at 63.83 per cent. The census recorded 47 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 25, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sirhind Rural's land. Of the village's 501 hectares, 435 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (53 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (382 hectares). About 66 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 25 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sirhind Rural is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harlalpur, Harnam Nagar, Majri Azim and Talania.

What is the population of Sirhind Rural?

The population of Sirhind Rural was 121 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Sirhind Rural have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sirhind Rural has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.